Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.

Quote by David Mamet

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A dramatic experience concerned with the mundane may inform but it cannot release; and one...

A dramatic experience concerned with the mundane may inform but it cannot release; and one...

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public...

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public...

People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed...

People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed...

It's only words... unless they're true.

It's only words... unless they're true.

Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama...

Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama...

We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of...

We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of...

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public...

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public...

I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get...

I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get...

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half...

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half...

I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what...

I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what...

We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife.

We respond to a drama to that extent to which it corresponds to our dreamlife.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember

In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.

In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember.

Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's...

Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's...

Men wearing pants so tight that you can tell what religion they are.

Men wearing pants so tight that you can tell what religion they are.

Comedy is the last refuge of the nonconformist mind

Comedy is the last refuge of the nonconformist mind

People in Hollywood are not showmen, they're maintenance men, pandering to what they think their...

People in Hollywood are not showmen, they're maintenance men, pandering to what they think their...

You shouldn't believe everything. What you see isn't always right. Is what you think truly...

You shouldn't believe everything. What you see isn't always right. Is what you think truly...